Vehicle signal



J. MAYER.

4 VEH|CLE .SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED JULY 28.1917- Patented Feb 21, 1922.

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INVEN TOR: a-oH/v MA YER.

ATTORNEYS.

J. MAYER.

VEHICLE SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED JULY-28, 1911.

1,407,471, Patented Feb. 21, 1922;

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K Q ATTORNEYS.

PATENT OFFICE,

' Joan M Y R, on M NNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

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Be it known that I, JOHN .Marnn, a citizen of the United States, resident of Minne- V apolis, county of Hennepin, State of Mine;

sota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle Signals, of .which the'following is a specification. i

My invention relates toa vehicle signaling device by means of which the driver can indicate to any; one in the front or in the rear of the vehicle in which-direction he intends to turn, and thereby avoid injur y'to pedestrians and damage toother vehicles and the occupants-thereof. V i A further object is'to provide a signal which can be easily mounted on a car or:

otherve'hicle and be front and the rear.

Qther objects of the invention'will appear from the following detailed description. The invention consists generally various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims. V

In the accompanying plainly visible tromthe drawings forming Figure 1 shows a front end of an automobile, with my signaling'apparatus attached thereto, 7

" Figure 2 is a detail sectional view,

Fi ures is a cross sectional view, taken on the line'3- 3 of Figure 5,

' Figure 4 is a View of the inner cylinder laid open, H p a f Figure 5' 1s a vertical sectional view of the Figure 6 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5, V

Figure 7 is a similar view taken on the line of Figure 5. i

In the drawing, 2 represents the front portion of anautomobile, provided with the wind shield 3. On the frame of the wind shield I mount a bracket 4, on which is supported the signaling device. This device consists of a cylinder 5 mounted on a base 6 and having a sleeve 7 threaded into said base and secured by means of a lock nut 8. At the upper end of said sleeve I provide a plate 9 fitting snugly within the base 6 and securely held therein by being drawn down by the sleeve 7 and locked by the nut 8.

' Upon this plate 9 I mount two sets of mag- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 28 will showred in the rear.

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steering wheel within the reach of the .5:

operator, :asshown 'in'Figure I. On this base I also provide an arm 17; to which is pivoted the armature 18. Said armature is normally held in its neutral position be tween the two sets of magnets by means of springs 19 and 20 (see Figures 2 and 7)." The. magnets 10 and 11 have a conductor 21 connected'to a battery 22 and thence to the lever23 on a switch 16,. This will provide a circuit for the armature to be moved to contact with either set of magnets, as de sired.

Directly abovethese magnets I provide asecured'tol it an arm 27 while the upper end projects through a pinion 28 and has a socket connection 29 with an electric globe 30; The pinion 28 has secured to it a plate 31 on which is mounted a cylinder 32 encased'at its upper end in. a plate 33 that has bearings 34 in a lug 35 at the upper end of the cylinder 5;. Whenever the pinion28 is revolved, the cylinder 32 will revolvetherewith and different parts of said cylinder will be'exposedthrough openings 36 and 37 in the cylinder 5. These openings are'located to face the front and the rear of the machine and whenever the, driver wishes to turn the vehicle, the proper character. as R or L, will be exposed in both of these openings. The cylinder 32 is all black, with the exception of where the characters are shown (see Figure 4). I have here shown the letters R-R and the letters L-L and I also show a circle 38 in white and a circle 39 in red. These circles will be opposite each other and the circle 38 will show white in front of the machine, while the circle 39 When the armatures are neutral, these two circles will be exposed to the openings 36 and 37, but it the operator wishes to turn to the right, he will throw the switch 39on the contact point 14 and a circuit will be formed through the conductor 13, magnets 10 and the conductor 21 and through the battery and cause the cylinder 32 to revolve and expose the letters R-R, one through each of the openings 36 and 37. The armature will remain in this position as long as the operator keeps this circuit closed. As soon as released, the parts will return t their normal position and show the white and the red signals,

50 closed lend, opposed. electro-magnets ar-.

,The globe 30 hasco11ductors conneoted If the driver Wishes to turn to the leit, 4 the circuit will be closed through the lever end of the armature and crossing therebe- 23, contact point 15,, conductors 12, magnets,

11, conductors 21 and battery 22 and the armature 18 will be drawnoverfrom its 11611-1 tral position to the magnets 11 and the letters LL' will be exposed through the openings and 37, indicating that th 'd i w to turnto theleft. V i v To revolve, the spindle 32, 1 provide-n gages the teeth of the pinion 28-. This link 4E0 has a slot 412 andwithin said slot the.

pin 43 on the arm 27' serves as a pivot for this link.. It Will beseen that Whenever the armature '18 is moved from oneset otmagnets to the other, the lower end of the link 40'vvill be moved and by means of the pin Wheel 16'.

i per endoi the linkwillmove-in I claim as my invention: I

1. A vehicle signal oomprising -azcasi'ng closed at one end, a plate snugly'fitting the closed end, signal means carried by the plate, signal operating means also carriedon the plate whereby upon removal of the-plate the signal means and signal operating means will be removed as a unit, and a conductor. sleeve secured to the plate andthreaded through the closed end of the casing.

2. A vehicle signal comprising a casing having a closed end, a plate fitting the ranged on the plate, an armature pivoted to suitable batteries orother source of, elec .atjone end to beseleetively attracted by-the trical energy, not shown. magnets, "a p'a'ir or upwardly inclined springs secured to the plate beneath the free team and extending upon opposite sides thereof 'to hold the latter in itsnormally inoperative; position, and a signal means operable by the armature.

3. A vehicle signal including a plate,- op' posed el'eotro-magnets arranged thereon, an armature pivoted at one end for being'selectively attracted by the magnets,;a bearing supported-by andspaced'from-the plate, a

fixed sleeve -:on theflbearing supporting a signal light on :itsouter end, a signal drum jou-rnaled on the sleeve,and means operable by the free end of the armature'for impart ing rotary movement to thesignal drum: 7 4. Ajvehicle signal including.a,plate, opposed electro imagnets arnanged thereon an armature pivoted at onefend for-beingse lectively attracted bythe magnets,a bearing supported by and spaced from the plate, a

fixed sleeve onsthe-bear'ing supportinga' signal light on itslouter end, a fulcrum arm fixed to the sleeve and superposed above the free end of the larmature, a signal drum journaled ionflthe sleeve, and means 1-for transmitting the armature movement to; the signal drum including a link pivoted on the fulcrum "arm and connectedat one endto the free end of the armature. l l 5. A vehicle signali'ncluding a plate, opposed electro-magnets' arranged thereon, an armature pivoted atone end for being selective'lyattracted by'the magnets, a"bearin'g' supported by and spaced from the plate,

a fixed sleeve on the bearing,a signal light 90 supported on its outer end, arfulcrum arm fixed to the sleeve andsuperposedabove the free end of. the armature,.a pinion journaled on the sleeve, a s gnal drum inclosing the light and'carried by the pinion, a lever ena having pivotal mounting on the fulcrum' gaged by the free end of the armature and arm, and an a-rouate rack meshing with the pinion and carried by the, lever.

In Witness wherof, I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of July, 1917;

JoHuM -n 

